I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.
My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.
Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks
And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, super excited to introduce you to the MPM for October. What’s MPM, you ask? Well it stands for Memory Pockets Monthly– a great monthly collection offered by the Lilypad for all you pocket scrappers…
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Hello all my artsy friends! I’m just dropping in today with a tip for flipping digital text elements. Many of you may already be familiar with the horizonal flip function in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements – which works perfectly for…
Hello and Happy Tuesday, scrappy friends!! I love sharing my layouts on Instagram and looking at all of the inspiration from others who are sharing their layouts there as well. During Digital Scrapbook Day, we hosted an Instagram challenge to…
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here, super excited to introduce you to the M3 Collection for October. For those of you new to the concept, M3 stands for Mixed Media Monthly. Every month, some of our most talented mixed media…
I have been stagnant creatively. Have you ever been there? To help my process, I resolved to do something unique – I decided to make a creative jewelry piece. Now…please know that I am not a jewelry maker AT ALL,…
Hi friends!! It’s Monica here with a fun, easy, festive Halloween hybrid project! To make these treat bags, I used solid colored cardstock paper, printable white sticker paper, a basic treat bag design, and elements from this month’s Create Crate…
October is finally here and there are so many reasons to be excited about it! Autumn weather is finally settling in, colors are changing and Halloween is just around the corner. 🙂 Of course, this month’s Create Crate Monthly has…
Hi scrappy friends!! I hope you enjoyed Digital Scrapbook Weekend and all the events around here!! I love weekends like this that get me motivated and help me to reconnect with my love for scrapbooking! I always come away from…
Hey Boo! One of my family’s favorite family traditions is to “boo” our neighbors and friends a few weeks before Halloween. My crew has been doing this for over 20 years (I’ve got 6 kids – that’s why)!! We make…
Halloween Countdown…… Just like a traditional Christmas advent but with 31 days, a Halloween countdown can hold the same excitement! Raise the Halloween hype with this easy countdown and seriously….I can’t make this any easier y’all! I used Hocus Pocus…
Hello everyone! It’s a new month and that means a whole new batch of challenges here at The Lilypad. It’s Polly Karen here and I’m to give you a quick overview of all the new challenges for October. Each month we…